HNLMS Moera Boelian

History
Netherlands
Name	Moeara Boelian
Builder	Tandjong Priok Drydock Co., Tanjung Priok
Launched	1930
Commissioned	1930 as MV Moeara Boelian
Out of service	2 March 1942
Fate	Scuttled by own crew
General characteristics
Type	Auxiliary, Tanker
Displacement	194 t (191 long tons) standard Empty load
Length	33.7 m (110 ft 7 in)
Beam	6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)
Draught	2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)
Installed power	120 hp (89 kW)
Propulsion	1 x Kromhout diesel engine
Speed	9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) normal

NameMoeara Boelian

BuilderTandjong Priok Drydock Co., Tanjung Priok

Launched1930

Commissioned1930 as MV Moeara Boelian

MV Moeara Boelian was a small merchant tanker. It was one of many commercial ships used as tankers for the Government Navy and later the Royal Netherlands Navy due to the lack of a dedicated tanker.^[1]^[2]

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v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in March 1942
Shipwrecks	1 Mar: USS Edsall, HMS Encounter, HNLMS Eridanus, HNLMS Evertsen, HMS Exeter, USS Houston, USS Pecos, HMAS Perth, USS Pope, Rooseboom, U-656 2 Mar: HNLMS Aldebaran, HNLMS Banckert, HNLMS Bangkalan, HNLMS Castor, USAT Don Esteban, HNLMS Fomalhaut, Ha-13, HNLMS K X, HNLMS K XIII, HNLMS K XVIII, HNLMS Koning der Nederlanden, USS Pillsbury, USS Stewart, Toendjoek, Van Waerwijck, HNLMS Poolster, HNLMS Witte de With 3 Mar: USS Asheville, Koolama, Mary, USS Perch 4 Mar: HMAS Yarra 5 Mar: Auby 6 Mar: HNLMS Pieter de Bitter, Rononia 7 Mar: Arabutan, HNLMS Gouden Leeuw, Nyggjaberg, Uniwaleco 8 Mar: HNLMS Eland Dubois, HNLMS Jan van Amstel, Smyshlyony 10 Mar: Lady Nelson, Kongō Maru, Tenyo Maru, Yokohama Maru 11 Mar: HMS Naiad 12 Mar: Texan 13 Mar: Tama Maru No. 2, Tolten 14 Mar: U-133 15 Mar: USCGC Acacia, U-503, HMS Vortigern 17 Mar: Île de Batz, San Demetrio, Ranja 18 Mar: E.M. Clark, Kassandra Louloudis 19 Mar: Papoose 20 Mar: HMS Heythrop, Oakmar 21 Mar: Vamar 23 Mar: British Prudence, Naeco 24 Mar: HMS Southwold, U-655 26 Mar: Dixie Arrow, HMS Jaguar, HMS Legion, HMS P39 27 Mar: USS Atik, U-587, Equipoise 28 Mar: HMS Campbeltown, Raceland 29 Mar: Hertford, Z26 30 Mar: U-585 31 Mar: San Gerardo Unknown: Emilia, Panay
Other incidents	2 Mar: Ruth Kellogg, HMS Walney 4 Mar: USS Sargo, HMAS Tambar 5 Mar: Takao Maru 10 Mar: China Maru, Tama Maru No. 2 11 Mar: Komintern 15 Mar: Olean 16 Mar: Irish Willow, U-753 21 Mar: SS Esso Nashville 22 Mar: Kingston 23 Mar: USS Gato 25 Mar: Imperial Transport Unknown date: USS Drum
1941 1942 1943 February 1942 April 1942

HNLMS Moera Boelian

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Netherlands
Name	Moeara Boelian
Builder	Tandjong Priok Drydock Co., Tanjung Priok
Launched	1930
Commissioned	1930 as MV Moeara Boelian
Out of service	2 March 1942


Fate	Scuttled by own crew


General characteristics
Type	Auxiliary, Tanker
Displacement	194 t (191 long tons) standard Empty load
Length	33.7 m (110 ft 7 in)
Beam	6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)
Draught	2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)
Installed power	120 hp (89 kW)
Propulsion	1 x Kromhout diesel engine
Speed	9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) normal